Leading Petty Officer (LPO) Citations
MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE ASSIGNED TO COMUSNAVSO/4TH FLEET FROM APRIL 2017 TO OCTOBER 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, MA1 DOLITTLE WAS THE CORNERSTONE OF 4TH FLEET OPERATIONS, SERVING IN MULTIPLE VITAL ROLES INCLUDING UNIT LEADING PETTY OFFICER, OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT CHIEF, AND COMMAND FITNESS LEADER. MA1 DOLITTLE'S TIRELESS DEDICATION TO TRAINING AND MENTORING SAILORS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN 22 ADVANCEMENTS TO THE NEXT PAY GRADE AND THE RETENTION OF 18 SAILORS INTO THE U.S. NAVY RESERVES WITH SIX TRANSITIONING TO ACTIVE DUTY OR FTS. ADDITIONALLY, HIS UNPARALLELED PROFESSIONALISM AND LEADERSHIP AS COMMAND FITNESS LEADER FACILITATED THE FLAWLESS COMPLETION OF NINE PHYSICAL READINESS TESTS WITH AN OVERALL 91% PASS RATE. MOREOVER, MA1 DOLITTLE COORDINATED ANNUAL TRAINING FOR 37 SAILORS DURING TWO MAJOR JOINT FORCES EXERCISES, A COMPLEX TASK NORMALLY REQUIRING THE EFFORTS OF A DEDICATED STAFF. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER DOLITTLE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR THE LARGEST DETACHMENT IN THE BATTALION WITH 230 MEMBERS. ON ARRIVAL, EO1 ANDERSEN IMMEDIATELY WENT TO WORK, DEMANDED ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND RETURNED MILITARY BEARING TO THE DETACHMENT. HE CONSTANTLY EMPHASIZED ATTENTION TO DETAIL ON UNIFORMS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND DRILL INSTRUCTION. EO1 ANDERSEN IMPLEMENTED SQUAD AND COMPANY PHYSICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS AND INCREASED TESTING RATES BY 50 PERCENT. IN ADDITION, HE OVERSAW DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AND ENSURED ALL PERSONNEL WERE ASSIGNED COLLATERAL DUTIES THAT INCREASED THE DET'S MOBILIZATION READINESS RATE TO 94 PERCENT. EO1 ANDERSEN HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO THE DETACHMENT AND HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS AVIATION SUPPORT DIVISION LEADING PETTY OFFICER ON USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) FROM SEPTEMBER 2018 THROUGH AUGUST 2019. PETTY OFFICER DUNCAN'S INSPIRING LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL INITIATIVE POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO MISSION READINESS AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS COMMAND, NAVAL AIR FORCE PACIFIC, AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. HIS OUTSTANDING MANAGERIAL ABILITY FACILITATED SIX SUCCESSFUL PORT VISITS AND THE PROCESSING OF MORE THAN 20,000 PARTS REQUISITIONS IN SUPPORT OF 88 WORKCENTERS AND NINE EMBARKED SQUADRONS DURING THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S COMBAT DEPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION, HE WAS THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR ALL JUNIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS ABOARD AND PROVIDED HOURS OF RELEVANT GUIDANCE WHICH ENHANCED AND IMPROVED MANY CAREERS. PETTY OFFICER DUNCAN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERENCE AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL FACILITY (LIFAC) AND QUALITY ASSURANCE LEADING PETTY OFFICER, AIRCRAFT INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, ONBOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) FROM JUNE 2016 TO APRIL 2018. DEMONSTRATING MATURITY, LEADERSHIP, AND PROFESSIONALISM, PETTY OFFICER ALLEN LED EIGHT SEASONED QARS DURING THE FIRST OF ITS KIND THREE CARRIER HULL SWAP, ENSURING 42 PROGRAMS REMAINED VIABLE AND ON TRACK. HE LED 77 SAILORS IN THE SAFE EXECUTION OF 5,222 MAINTENANCE ACTIONS REQUIRING MORE THAN 32,000 MAN-HOURS WHILE TRACKING OVER 700 PIECES OF CORRESPONDENCE AND THE LIFAC HAZMAT INVENTORY VALUED AT OVER $200K WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER ALLEN REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR PATROL COASTAL HOTEL. PETTY OFFICER NILES, DEMONSTRATING A MASTERY OF ELECTRICAL MATERIAL READINESS STANDARDS, PLAYED A DOMINANT ROLE IN THE SKILLFUL PREPARATION FOR AND EXECUTION OF A HIGHLY PUBLICIZED INSURV WITH A FINAL GRADE OF 94%. ADDITIONALLY, HE WAS SINGLED OUT BY THE INSURV ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR FOR HIS EXEPTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ELECTRICAL PLAN OPERATIONS AND INEXHAUSTABLE WORK ETHIC. PETTY OFFICER NILES' PROFESSIONALISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AS MEDICAL DEPARTMENT LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON EIGHT FIVE FROM XXXX XXXX TO XXXX XXXX. PETTY OFFICER ALVARADO'S EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP SKILLS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE UPKEEP AND CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF HSC-85 SQUADRON MEDICAL READINESS RESULTING IN BACK TO BACK 2011-2012 MEDICAL EXCELLENCE BLUE "M" AWARDS. PETTY OFFICER ALVARADO'S DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED ALSO FACILITATED THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SQUADRON SEARCH AND RESCUE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PROGRAM WHILE PREPARING FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE NEW NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE SUPPORT MISSION. ASSIGNED TO MANAGE FOUR JUNIOR HOSPTIAL CORPSMAN, PETTY OFFICER ALVARADO'S ABILITY TO BALANCE THE DUTIES OF A MEDICAL DEPARTMENT LEADING PETTY OFFICER, COMMAND SAR CORPSMAN, AVIATION MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, AND CLINICAL CORPSMAN SERVED AS AN EXAMPLE TO HIS PEERS AND SUBORDINATES. PETTY OFFICER ALVARADO'S MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS TRAINING DEPARTMENT LEADING PETTY OFFICER, COMMAND TRAINING TEAM LEADER AT MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY SQUADRON SEVEN FROM XXXXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP MENTORING OVER ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY MSRON-7 SAILORS. HE SUPERVISED MORE THAN 500 MAN HOURS OF TRAINING, DIRECTED A TEN MAN COMMAND TRAINING TEAM DURING MSRON-7'S LAST THREE UNIT LEVEL TRAINING AND READINESS ASSESSMENTS, AND CONDUCTED MORE THAN 300 ATFP DRILLS, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMAND'S SUCCESSFUL CERTICATION WITH AN OVERALL SCORE OF 95% AND 99% FOR THE COMMAND TRAINING TEAM. PETTY OFFICER XXXXXX's DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.